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Scania introduced battery electric vehicles for regional transport in June 2022. Currently the orders have reached 640, and the company sees a clear momentum for electric vehicles. After the introduction of battery electric regional transport vehicles seven months ago, Scania sees a strongly rising interest in these solutions: “We know that with our wide range…

Tiger Trailers started manufacturing and suppyling trailers to Zenith Trailer Rentals, the trading name of Contract Vehicle Rentals Limited, in 2021, beginning with one hundred tandem axle box vans followed by sixty tri axle curtainsiders finished in the livery of a well-known nationwide joinery and furniture end user. The relationship between Tiger Trailers and Zenith…

Renault Trucks is adding two new modules to their Optifleet fleet management solution – “Health” and “Safety”. These are designed to help keep accidents and unplanned truck downtime to a minimum. Optifleet now features five modules, each of which can be activated independently of the others to suit the needs of each operator. The ‘Check’…

It’s always nice to have a pleasant surprise. You buy something different because it’s all you can find at the time but it subsequently turns out to be a fantastic purchase and you wish you’d have bought it ages ago. That’s what happened to Duchy Plant Hire’s Jamie Shelton after he bought his first Mercedes-Benz…

If you thought that self-driving trucks were a thing of the future, then you are wrong. Home Farm (Charlton) Estates’ latest Mercedes Unimog 4×4 can actually drive itself. Supplied to the Oxfordshire arable grower by Dealer Arthur Ibbett, the UGE U430 implement carrier is one of the UK’s first Unimogs to be fitted with the…

Heading through the GPSV online sale which closes on 30th December is this week’s star of the front cover – a Euro 6 2015 Scania R450 6×2 tractor unit. On going to press here, the current bid was £6,000 – but the reserve has not yet been met. With 803,000 kms showing on the tacho,…

With the need to accommodate a wide variety of cargo types in urban areas JJX Logistics has specced up and built the ultimate Iveco S-WAY rigid capable of carrying up to 15 tonnes. The company is a specialist in time-critical logistics throughout the UK and Europe. Transporting a wide range of cargos for over 25…

Due to increased business demand, Aberdeenshire-based haulage specialist, GIF Transport and Logistics Ltd, has added the first ever Renault Trucks to its 14-strong fleet.  Citing vehicle design improvements and a comprehensive dealer back up service as the key reasons for the conquest deal, the two 13- litre T520 High 6×2 pushers are additions to GIF…

Volvo Trucks has expanded its range of electric trucks, launching electric rigid versions of its Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX models. These latest additions make it possible to electrify even more transport routes in cities and regions, further strengthening Volvo’s position as a leader in electric truck transport. Thanks to multiple battery, cab…

Iveco will participate once again in the historic Dakar race with two new teams: Boss Machinery Team de Rooy Iveco and Eurol Team de Rooy. Iveco are warming up engines ahead of the Dakar, the world’s most extreme rally raid race, which will take place for the fourth time in Saudi Arabia from 31st December…

This week’s front cover sees a very late 2022 Scania R530 V8 for sale at Keltruck West Bromwich. With just 45,000 kms on the clock, the truck is barely run in and is fitted with hydraulics and leather seats and a fridge for the driver. The truck is sold through Scania Go approved used scheme….

Renault Truck Commercials has opened its first dedicated van and light commercial vehicle site in Tipton, West Midlands.  The new 1.5 acre site sells new and used Renault Trucks Trafic and Master vehicles from 2.8-6 tonnes including Euro 6 diesel and zero-emission electric drivelines, as well as providing aftersales service for all makes of vans…

With heavy drinks on board, a 7.5 tonner is not up to the task, but an 18 tonner is too large for daily drink deliveries to hospitality. The perfect compromise seems to be a 13.5 tonne Atego according to Dayla Drinks. Three new Mercedes Atego delivery trucks are helping the company get around in the…

For even better fuel efficiency, higher payloads and enhanced manoeuvrability, DAF is introducing an Electric Hydraulic Steering (EHS) system on 6×2 tractor and rigid vehicles with a steered pusher axle. The new system is available for the complete New Generation DAF truck range: the XF, XG and XG⁺ as well as the XD. Especially heavy…

Family-owned operator Reason Transport has introduced the first Volvo trucks into its current fleet, acquiring two new Volvo FH460 with I-Save and three FM460 6×2 tractor units – each built to a very high specification, and with Globetrotter cabs. Supplied by Rory Kelly, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck & Bus Centre South & East,…

A neat line up of four late 2013 Mercedes Actros 2545 6×2 tractor units, courtesy of Plantmaster UK are on this week’s front cover. Looking through the Photo Listings, there is another, similar unit in red available from GC Rickards – they have two 2015 models available at £16,750 each. If you are happy to…

DAF Trucks continue to storm ahead in the UK’s new truck sales market, further increasing their market share compared to previous years. With the third quarter of 2022 showing DAF with a market share approaching almost one third means that practically one in every three trucks registered in the UK in 2022 was a DAF….

Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), has received a £15 million grant from the UK Government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) as part of a wider funding package to support zero emission transport. HVS was awarded APC funding following a successful entry into its competition for developing automotive technologies and growing capability towards…

Bridgend-based TDW Distribution has upgraded its fleet with two new Volvo FE 280 6×2 rigids which will be used to deliver goods into central London as part of a three-year contract with Rockwool Insulation. Supplied by Darren Padfield, Area Sales Manager at Truck and Bus Wales and West, the company’s new FEs have been specified…

Irish haulage firm BM Transport has welcomed the Tiger Trailers brand to its fleet for the first time following its order for 30 curtainsiders. The trailers were manufactured on time and in full by the OEM based in Cheshire and have entered service across the island of Ireland, the UK and Europe. BM Transport’s Managing…